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Capt. James Walker 1572 – 1654 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 May 1572

Birth Location: Birstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1654

Death Location: New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Thomas Walker

Mother: Isabel ABELL

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In 1572, Capt. James Walker entered the world in Birstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Walker and Isabel (WALKER) ABELL. Capt. James Walker passed away in 1654 in New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1572, Capt. James Walker entered the world in Birstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Walker and Isabel (WALKER) ABELL.
  • Capt. James Walker passed away in 1654 in New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Children(s)

Capt. Walker's Ancestors

Self
Capt. Walker
1572 – 1654
Birth Place: Birstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Walker
1535 – 1592
Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, England
Isabel ((WALKER)) ABELL
1539 – 1592
Ruddington, Nottinghamshire or Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Anthony Walker
1500 – 1590
Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Dewberry
1505 – 1590
Gedling, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Sir (John Abell Gersham Gershom) Lacelle
1519 – 1550
Mézières-sur-Couesnon, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France
Susan Tisdale
1501 – 1587
England, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Robert Abell
1500 – 1588
William Tisdale
1500 – 1605
Frances THOMAS
1502 – 1522
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir (Vicar)
1469 – 1519
Helena Wheeler
1482 – 1540

Capt. Walker's Timeline

2 Records

1572
25 May 1572
Birth of Capt. James Walker in Birstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Birstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1654
1654
Age 82
Death of Capt. James Walker in New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia, United States of America
New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 May 1572
    Event Place: Birstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1654
    Event Place: New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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